Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences was 12.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 14.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2005.
Greece ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.9% | — |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -10.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece was 12.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release